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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]How do they take socioeconomic status into account? [/b] What does MCPS know of socioeconomic status besides FARMs or not?[/quote]

They don't. They can't. All they know is

-do you qualify for free or reduced meals
-what home schools are you zoned for

DCUM likes to refer to SES, but it's really just plain ES.[/quote]

well, your apartment or home address is an obvious proxy for SES or income. I'd bet the correlation to education level is high 90s% to high SES as well. [/quote]

It's absolutely not a proxy for socioeconomic status under any circumstances. And it's only a proxy for income in areas that are economically segregated (and even then, it's not all that great - what if you live in an MPDU zoned for B-CC, for example?). In less economically segregated parts of the county, it's a lousy proxy for income. [/quote]

and what part of the world is housing not economically segregated?  Maybe like 2%?  Downtown Philly is a good example: Rittenhouse $2M walk ups next to Penn student rental housing next to dilapidated walkups next to downtown offices next to homeless shelters. [/quote]

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